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DEEP CUTS Episode 47: Making Fiction when Reality is on Fire
When life and the world around you are chaotic and things are feeling desperate, does a made-up tale about monster hunters do any good at all? Scott & A discuss...
DEEP CUTS Episode 47: Making Fiction when Reality is on Fire
When life and the world around you are chaotic and things are feeling desperate, does a made-up tale about monster hunters do any good at all? Scott & A discuss...
DEEP CUTS Episode 46: A Pro Writer’s Daily Routine
As a pro writer and podcaster, Scott wears many hats: writer, marketer, technology expert, social media manager, face of the brand, and more. On this episode, we discuss how he...
DEEP CUTS Episode 46: A Pro Writer’s Daily Routine
As a pro writer and podcaster, Scott wears many hats: writer, marketer, technology expert, social media manager, face of the brand, and more. On this episode, we discuss how he...
DEEP CUTS Episode 45: META Pirated My Books to Train AI
What’s a hard-working novelist to do when an internet oligarch steals books to train AI? What if that internet oligarch steals over seven million books? Scott & A discuss the...
DEEP CUTS Episode 45: META Pirated My Books to Train AI
What’s a hard-working novelist to do when an internet oligarch steals books to train AI? What if that internet oligarch steals over seven million books? Scott & A discuss the...
DEEP CUTS Episode 44: Twenty Years of Podcasting: The Monster Recap
Goodness gracious, it’s been a couple decades! This episode, we take a chaotic look back over the last two chaotic decades of Scott’s podcasting and publishing career. I'm not going...
DEEP CUTS Episode 44: Twenty Years of Podcasting: The Monster Recap
Goodness gracious, it’s been a couple decades! This episode, we take a chaotic look back over the last two chaotic decades of Scott’s podcasting and publishing career. I'm not going...
DEEP CUTS Episode 43: What Authors Wish They Knew Before Publishing
Think once you get picked up by a publisher, your days of scrapping are over? Oh, sweet summer child, that’s not how any of this works. We asked a few...
DEEP CUTS Episode 43: What Authors Wish They Knew Before Publishing
Think once you get picked up by a publisher, your days of scrapping are over? Oh, sweet summer child, that’s not how any of this works. We asked a few...
DEEP CUTS Episode 42: Random Questions from the Junkies
We were all set to talk about things Scott wished he knew before he got published, but the universe (and the internet) had different plans for us. If you ever...
DEEP CUTS Episode 42: Random Questions from the Junkies
We were all set to talk about things Scott wished he knew before he got published, but the universe (and the internet) had different plans for us. If you ever...
DEEP CUTS Episode 41: Listener-Supported Podcasting
Empty Set is moving to a new model: listener-supported podcasting. We’re committed to giving committed fans the complete experience. Scott, A, and the live-stream audience chat about ad-supported, freemium listener-supported...
DEEP CUTS Episode 41: Listener-Supported Podcasting
Empty Set is moving to a new model: listener-supported podcasting. We’re committed to giving committed fans the complete experience. Scott, A, and the live-stream audience chat about ad-supported, freemium listener-supported...
DEEP CUTS Episode 40: Tips for Creating Strong Dialogue
Ever wonder why that scene of Michael and Fredo gets you every time you watch Godfather 2? It’s the dialogue. It’s so strong, so powerful, so invisible. Scott and A...
DEEP CUTS Episode 40: Tips for Creating Strong Dialogue
Ever wonder why that scene of Michael and Fredo gets you every time you watch Godfather 2? It’s the dialogue. It’s so strong, so powerful, so invisible. Scott and A...
DEEP CUTS Episode 39: Scott’s Favorite Books & Stories Growing Up
Scott creates stories people love, but which stories did he love when he was a kid? A & Scott talk about the books, movies, and experiences that continue to influence...
DEEP CUTS Episode 39: Scott’s Favorite Books & Stories Growing Up
Scott creates stories people love, but which stories did he love when he was a kid? A & Scott talk about the books, movies, and experiences that continue to influence...